Health

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Health Consumer Protection Directorate General

• Better Training for Safer Food
• 2008

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Training Course on checks in Border Inspection
Posts
Rotterdam, 27-30 May 2008
TRANSIT CONTROL
Jolita Maciulyte
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Manifest checks

• Access any time to the manifests in order to
  check that products of animal origin have been
  correctly notified.
• Communication with customs authorities
• Stopping and investigating suspicious consignments

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Veterinary checks on products of animal origin
transiting EU territory

• Documentary check
• Identity check
• Physical checks (in case of suspicion of
  irregularities or has a reason to believe that
  the consignment may pose an animal or public
  health risk)

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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General requirements ( Dir.
97/78/EC, art. 11 )

• Transits from one third country to another third
  country via EU may be authorized, only if
• Consignment meets the animal health conditions
  established by EU legislation
• consignments are accompanied by the original
  vet. certificates
• authorized by the official veterinarian of the
  BIP of entry and checked at BIP of exit
• the person responsible for the load must agree to
  dispose of the products if they are rejected by
  third country (CVED part I)

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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General requirements for products ( Dir.
97/78/EC, art. 11 )

• In the case of passage by road, rail or by
  waterway through the E.U., such a consignment
  shall
• be sent under customs supervision ( T1 procedure
  ) together with CVED and documents required
  certifying the BIP of exit
• transported without unloading or splitting after
  leaving the BIP of entry, in sealed vehicles or
  containers. No handling admitted
• leave the Community via BIP within a maximum of
  30 days

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Animal health conditions and veterinary
certification for certain products transiting or
being temporarily stored in the Community

• the Community rules have been laid down to
  further ensure that certain products transit or
  being temporarily stored in customs warehouses,
  free warehouses, free zones or destined for ship
  chandlers through the Community complying with
  the animal health conditions foreseen (Dir.
  2002/99/EC, Regulation (EC) 1774/2002)
• Therefore specific models of animal health
  certificates to be used in transit situations for
  products for human consumption concerned

• Animal casings
• Farmed ratites meat
• Meat preparations
• Farmed and wild game meat

• Fresh meat
• Fresh poultry meat
• Meat products
• Rabbit meat

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Requirements for certain products transiting or
being temporarily stored in the Community

• Come from approved third country
• Shall meet the specific animal health conditions
  for the species concerned set out in the
  corresponding model animal health certificate
  laid down in the relevant EC legislation
• Accompanied by original veterinary certificate
  for transit/storage

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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DEROGATION the transit by road or by rail between
designated Community border inspection posts, of
consignments coming from and destined to Russia
directly or via another third country
Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Latvia 3 BIPs
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Lithuania 8 BIPs
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Poland 2 BIPs
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Lithuania
Poland
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Requirements for certain products transiting in
the Community in case of transit to Russia

• Requirements provided for in Article 11 of
  Directive 97/78/EC complied with
• Documents accompanying the consignment stamped
  with ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO RUSSIA VIA THE EC on
  each page by the official veterinarian of the BIP
  of entry
• Consignments sealed with a serially numbered seal
  at the BIP of entry
• Consignment certified as acceptable for transit
  on the CVED by the official veterinarian of the
  BIP of introduction
• Unloading, storage and splitting of such
  consignments on EC territory not allowed

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Transit of animal by-products in accordance with
article 29 of Regulation (EC) 1774/2002

• Products come from third country or parts of
  third countries drawn up by this Regulation
• Animal by-products (Annex VII and VIII including
  technical products) must come from plants that
  the competent authority of the third country have
  approved and registered Member States may apply
  national rules
• Health certificate corresponding to the model
  laid down in Annex X, must accompany consignments
  of products

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Communication between BIP of entry and BIP of
exit ( Dir. 97/78/EC, art. 11 Dir. 91/496/EEC,
art.9 )

• BIP of entry shall inform BIP of exit by TRACES
  database
• the BIP of exit shall send a message back
  declaring on the CVED that the consignment
  concerned has left a copy of the document shall
  be sent back to the BIP of entry by fax or TRACES
  database
• If an entry BIP has not received confirmation
  that the consignment left the Community after 30
  days, the BIP of entry should contact the exit
  BIP to check the consignment has left
• the BIP of entry has to inform Customs authority,
  which shall investigate the case

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Veterinary checks on live animals transiting EU
territory

• Documentary check
• Identity check
• Physical checks

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Transit of live animals (1)(Dir. 91/496/EEC
art.9)

• Come from approved third country
• Have to be checked at BIP of entry approved for
  certain type of live animals
• Shall meet the specific animal health conditions
  for the species concerned set out in
  corresponding model animal health certificate for
  import laid down in the relevant EC legislation
• Live animals can not transit thought
  non-authorised third countries on their way to
  the EU (Counc. Dec. 79/542/EC)
• be sent under customs supervision (T1 procedure )
  together with CVED and documents required
  certifying the BIP of exit

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Transit of live animals (2)(Dir. 91/496/EEC
art.9)

• the person responsible for the load must agree to
  dispose of the live animals if they are rejected
  by third country (CVED part I)
• transported without unloading or splitting after
  leaving the BIP of entry. No handling admitted

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Transhipments to another Member State or Third
country products of animal origin
(Council Directive 97/78/EC, art. 9 )
Relates only the consignments which do not leave
customs area of port or airport of the BIP of
arrival and which remain there for less than a
pre-determined maximum period of time and leave
by the same means of transport (i.e. ship to
ship, aircraft to aircraft)
Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Transhipments of products

• Transshipped to another BIP within 12 HOURS/7
  DAYS - notification/manifest check only of
  arrival
• Unloading and storage for MORE THAN 12 HOURS BUT
  NO MORE THAN 48 HOURS at airport /MORE THAN 7
  DAYS BUT NO MORE THAN 20 DAYS at sea port - a
  documentary check is required
• Unloading and storage FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS/20
  DAYS - full veterinary checks are required

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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In the BIP of entry only in case of risk to
public or animal health
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Transhipments to another Member State or Third
country live animals (art.4(3) Dir. 91/496/EEC)

• Applicable at ports/airports if live animals
  are transported in the same ship/aircraft
• Documentary check at the first BIP of arrival
• BIP of arrival shall inform the BIP of entry by
  TRACES
• Identity and physical check at entry BIP

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Basic legislation

• Council Directive 91/496/EEC - Organization of
  veterinary checks on animals entering EC
• Council Directive 97/78/EC - Principles of
  veterinary checks from third countries
• Commission Decision 2000/25/CE Detailed rules
  on transhipments
• Commission Decision 2000/208/EC - Detailed rules
  about transit from third country to third
  country.
• Commission Decision 2000/571/EC - Detailed rules
  for warehouses and ships chandlers.
• Commission Regulation (EC) 136/2004 - BIP
  procedures, CVED for products of animal origin
• Commission Regulation (EC) 282/2004 BIP
  procedures, CVED for live animals
• Council Directive 2004/68/EC Health rules for
  import and transit into EU of ungulates

Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008
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Harmonized transit legislation

• Council Decision 79/542/EEC - Fresh Meat
• Commission Decision 2007/777/EC (from 1 December
  2007) Meat products, treated stomachs, bladders
  and intestines
• Commission Decision 2005/432/EC (certificate
  issued before 1 May 2008 shall be accepted into
  the Community until 1 June 2008)
• Commission Decision 2000/572/EC Meat
  preparations
• Commission Decision 2006/696/EC Poultry meat,
  eggs, egg products
• Commission Decision 2000/585/EC Rabbit meat,
  wild and farmed game meat
• Commission Decision 2004/438/EC Milk
• Commission Decision 2003/779/EC - Casings
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Jolita Maciulyte Veterinary checks in port
BIPs Rotterdam, 27 30 May 2008